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Evening snacking is a massive market, worth £6.5bn to retailers and growing, according to Kantar data. Included in this is, of course, the ’big night in’, and when you look at other stats available, you can see why it’s such a big deal. According to Mintel, 78% of consumers spend ...
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Cracking on
Easter just wouldn’t be the same without chocolate eggs and the manufacturer that leads the field in these eggs is Mondelez with a 44% share of the market. Indeed 82% of the UK population ate a Mondelez Easter product last Easter with Cadbury Creme Egg being the number one brand ...
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Christmas Market hot dog debut for Rollover
Rollover has launched a limited-edition Christmas Market hot dog, comprising an authentic, German Bratwurst sausage served in an artisanal pretzel bun with crispy onions and a German-style mustard. Tony Owen, sales and marketing director at Rollover, commented: "In an effort to create seasonal products that consumers will love, I’m ...
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Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour is on the road
The Coca-Cola Christmas truck tour is currently visiting 14 towns and cities before making its final stop in London on December 16. Visitors will be able to enjoy a 150ml can of Coca-Cola zero sugar, Diet Coke or Coca-Cola original taste at each stop. Over the last eight years, the ...
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Christmas jumpers
Limited-edition seasonal packaging supports Supermalt’s Christmas jumper promotion, where consumers can buy or win a special branded sweater.
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Starbucks introduces Christmas red cup design in retail
The Christmas red cup design used in the Starbucks’ coffeehouse chain has been introduced for the Starbucks Chilled Classics Caffé Latte retail brand. Charlotta Oldham, senior marketing manager, Starbucks EMEA, commented: “Dressed in its limited edition, red winter coat, Starbucks Caffé Latte brings the magic and excitement of Christmas to ...
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KP Nuts launches £500,000 Christmas campaign
KP Nuts has launched this year’s Christmas campaign with out-of-home (OOH) print and digital billboards, digital advertising and a competition to win the ultimate Christmas jumper raising money for Save the Children. The £500,000 campaign pokes fun at some modern food fads, drawing attention to KP Nuts’ heritage as a ...
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product news: Urban Eat unveils Christmas line-up
Urban Eat has launched its Christmas line-up. New to the range is the vegan Veggie Feast sandwich, comprising sweet potato falafel with beetroot, carrot and cranberry slaw, vegan cranberry mayonnaise and salad leaves on malted bread. For meat-eaters there is the new Turkey Bacon and Stuffing Sourdough Toastie, which has ...
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Why KP Nuts are a must-stock this Christmas
As the number one-branded nut, KP Nuts are a Christmas-time staple, whether for festive get-togethers or a cosy night in. The brand is now worth £58.5m six times more than its nearest competitor (Nielsen). "We know that KP Nuts drive shoppers into the category ahead of the big day, with ...
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Maryland becomes Merryland for Christmas
This Christmas Maryland is being transformed into Merryland, with the introduction of a share box of Merryland Minis for home consumption, gifting or as a stocking filler. The brand has benefited from a £1.5m-plus marketing programme, spearheaded by TV advertising. Maryland Minis are growing at 11% and are the number-one ...
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product news: Premier Foods introduces festive cakes
Premier Foods is extending its Mr Kipling and Cadbury Cakes ranges ahead of the festive season, with new products joining the ranges. The addtions includes seasonal products that aim to appeal to shoppers at a time when they’re looking to treat themselves, family and friends. For Cadbury Cakes, two new ...
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product news: Coca-Cola begins Christmas activity
Coca-Cola European Partners is kicking off the Christmas countdown with a new festive flavour for Coca-Cola zero sugar and an on-pack promotion across the Coca-Cola portfolio, offering consumers the chance to win tickets to Capital’s Jingle Bell Ball in December. In Mid-October, a Cinnamon Limited Edition variant will be joining ...
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Top-notch tipples
Christmas is crucial to the beers, wines and spirits (BWS) category and the week leading up to December 25 is the most important time, when 38% of December alcohol sales occur (Nielsen data). Faith Holland, head of category development at Diageo GB, says premiumisation is a key trend, with 69% ...
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Santa’s sales winners
Whether it’s a tub of your favourite twistwraps, an extra large Toblerone or a Chocolate Orange, Christmas just wouldn’t be the same without chocolate. No wonder then that it’s the most important time of the year for chocolate sales. Yes, the grocery multiples start piling up their £5 tubs of ...
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Chance to win thousands of cash prizes with Trebor Win Small
Trebor is offering thousands of consumers the chance to win over 10,000 cash prizes, with its latest promotion, Trebor Win Small.The promotion aims to drive excitement and sales by offering thousands of consumers a chance to win one of tens of thousands of cash prizes, ranging from £5 to £50. ...
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product news: Pladis introduces Halloween cakes
Pladis has launched a range of Halloween-themed cakes to celebrate the occasion. The range comprises McVitie’s Jaffa Freaky cake bars, McVitie’s Jaffa Lemon and Slime cake bars, McVitie’s Digestives Beastly Bakes and McVitie’s Hobnobs Terrifying Toffee Apple Flapjacks. The range is available now and the four-packs are aimed at an ...
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Monster Halloween muffin joins Otis range
The latest addition to Aryzta’s Otis thaw and serve range is a Halloween muffin. The chocolate-flavoured treat is topped off with vanilla cream and a fun pumpkin-shaped decoration. It comes in a colourful Halloween-themed case. Rrp is £1. 020 8917 9600 www.aryztafoodsolutions.co.uk
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Getting Fright Night right
The growing popularity of Halloween provides many exciting opportunities for the retail sector. That’s the verdict of research company Kids Insights’ latest survey of more than 5,000 youngsters. The survey found that 70% of children are planning to celebrate Halloween this year, a figure which jumps to 89% among four ...
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product news: Aryzta Food Solutions introduces Otis Halloween Muffin
In-store bakery specialist Aryzta Food Solutions has introduced the new Otis Halloween Muffin. It features a chocolate muffin with vanilla cream, topped with a pumpkin-shaped decoration, all wrapped in a colourful Halloween-themed case. The product is supplied frozen for thaw and serve, in case sizes of 30. It has an ...
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Product news: Burton’s Biscuits introduces Christmas theme
Burton’s Biscuit Company will be bringing seasonal cheer to the biscuit fixture this Christmas, with the introduction of seasonal pack formats for its Maryland Cookies and Cathedral City Baked Bites products. Maryland is being transformed into Merryland, with the introduction of a share box of Maryland Minis for home consumption, ...